Hello Oceansea,
The following celebrities have been identified as friends and fans of
the Dave Matthews Band:
Pete Sampras (tennis star)
Andy Roddick (tennis star)
Alexis Bledel (actress, "Gilmore Girls")
Dany Heatley (professional hockey player)
Bill Maher (comedian, TV host)
Eric Chenowith (NBA player)
Ben Stiller (actor)
Christine Taylor (actress)
Paul Walker (actor, 2Fast 2Furious)
Sarah Hughes (ice skater)
Barry Zito (major league pitcher)
Cheryl Haworth (Olympic medalist)
Dirk Nowitzki (NBA star)
John Rollins (PGA golfer)
Joey Harrington (NFL quarterback)
Michelle Kwan (ice skater)
Jennifer Capriati (tennis star)
Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle")
Doug Flutie (NFL quarterback)
Dan Catullo (CEO, Coming Home Studios, movie studio)
Halsey Minor (CEO, Founder, CNET.com)
You also asked about celebrities involved in charities or
organizations with Dave Matthews. Matthews is involved with several
animal rights organizations: First Strike, Fur Free Holidays, Halt Hog
Factories. Here are some other celebrity members of those
organizations.
First Strike :
Jessica Biel
Elayne Boosler
Bill Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Steve Guttenberg
Anne Heche
Tippi Hedren
Ali MacGraw
Rue McClanahan
Mandy Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Martina Navratilova
Christina Ricci
Vanessa Semrow (Miss Teen USA 2002)
Britney Spears
Willard Scott
Loretta Swit
Betty White
Montel Williams
Fur Free Holidays:
Berk Breathed (cartoonist)
Jenna Elfman
David Foley
Kevin James
Diane Keaton
Vicki Lewis
Leah Remini
Alicia Silverstone
Jerry Stiller
Maura Tierney
Halt Hog Factories:
Bea Arthur (actress)
Alec Baldwin
Ed Begley, Jr.
James Cromwell (actor)
Peter Max
Alexandra Paul (actress)
Ally Sheedy
source:
Human Society of the U.S., Stars for Animals
http://www.hsus.org/ace/15855
sources for the main list above:
newsgroup thread: "Pete Sampras & DAVE MATTHEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=20000711150404.04391.00000119%40ng-md1.aol.com
newsgroup thread: " DMB mentioned in new SI"
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=ulqrhnetn050fe%40corp.supernews.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dulqrhnetn050fe%2540corp.supernews.com
newsgroup thread: "Is it me..or is Bill Maher like Dave Matthews' biggest fan?"
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=20010602002133.03081.00002127%40ng-fd1.aol.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D20010602002133.03081.00002127%2540ng-fd1.aol.com
agirlsworld.com: "ALEXIS BLEDEL"
http://www.agirlsworld.com/rachel/hangin-with/alexisbledel.html
newsgroup thread "DMB mention on JIM ROME show "
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=YOO_7.3240%24Ig2.786942%40news1.elcjn1.sdca.home.com
newsgroup thread: "pointless DMB mention "
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=9ji5k8%24uv2%241%40news.doit.wisc.edu
San Diego Chargers: Doug Flutie
http://www.chargers.com/team/roster_details.cfm?last_name=Flutie&first_name=Doug
cominghomestudios.com
http://www.cominghomestudios.com/cominghometimes/coming_home_studios_to_produce%20Dave%20Matthews%20Band%20Concert.htm
Additionally, many of the celebrities on the first list were
identified as Dave Matthews fans in articles that I read through a
magazine database available via my local public library:
People Weekly, Nov 24, 2003, p152, Celebrity couples reveal their special song
Teen People, May 1, 2003, Paul Walker, Interview
Teen People, Nov 1, 2002, p126, Sarah Hughes
People Weekly July 29, 2002, Say hello to the A's ace pitcher, Barry Zito.
Teen People, April 1, 2001, p174, Cheryl Haworth
Sports Illustrated for Kids, June 1, 2003, p23, Out of Nowhere:
Forward Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks
Sports Illustrated, May 12, 2003, pG4, Jazzed Up!
Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2002, p44, Detroit's Darling: Rookie Joey Harrington
Sports Illustrated for Kids, Feb 1, 2002, p29, Michelle Kwan
Sports Illustrated Women, p58, Dec 1, 2001, "The Hard Return" (Jennifer Capriati)
Entertainment Weekly, Dec 22, 2000, p48, Frankie Muniz
Fortune, Sept 27, 1999, America's Forty Richest Under Forty
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search strategy:
"fan of dave matthews"
"fan of the dave matthews"
"a dave matthews fan"
"a dave matthews band fan"
listens " dave matthews band"
"favorite cd", "dave matthews"
google groups, alt.music.dave-matthews, "dmb mentioned"
Thanks to my colleagues voila-ga and omnivorous-ga for their
assistance and advice on this question.
I hope this helps. Thanks. |
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